(FILE PHOTO) The country’s number of severe and critical Covid-19 cases might increase by August because of waning immunity and reduction in the compliance to the health protocols, the Department of Health (DOH). “Base doon sa scenario kung saan nakapasok ang mas transmissible na variants, may...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
DAVAO City residents flock to the city’s biggest vaccination hub at the Azuela Cove in Lanang to avail themselves of Covid-19 vaccines. The vaccination hub could serve at least 1,000 recipients per day. (Keith Bacongco) DAVAO CITY – The city government of Davao plans to shut down all existing...
Releected Senator Joel Villanueva said Tuesday, June 14 that placing the National Capital Region (NCR) back to alert level 2 would affect the country’s growth rate. ‘’The World Bank is expecting the Philippines to grow at 5.7 percent this year, among the highest in Asia. NCR going back to...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion thumbed down suggestions to raise the alert level status in the National Capital Region (NCR) from one to two, saying that such a move could cripple the economy. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion (PCOO / FILE PHOTO /...
House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Joey Salceda thinks that the possible re-implementation of Alert Level 2 in the National Capital Region (NCR) does not make sense as a healthcare solution, citing specifically the economic burdens it may impose on the indigent sector. House Ways and Means Chair, and...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente Sotto III and outgoing Senator Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday, June 14 that the wearing of face masks outdoors and the placing parts of the country under alert level 2 must be based on science. This was the same position espoused by Sotto and Lacson during the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the different vaccination sites to only give the second Covid-19 vaccine booster shot to eligible individuals. “As of the moment, only frontline healthcare workers (A1 Priority Group), senior citizens (A2 Priority Group), and...
LONDON (AFP) - Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger on Monday said he had caught Covid, forcing the band to cancel its latest gig in Amsterdam. "I'm so sorry that we've had to postpone the Amsterdam show with such short notice tonight," the 78-year-old singer tweeted. "I have unfortunately just...
A ranking solon who is well- versed in "budgeting" has told Filipinos to get ready to tighten the belts in the coming months amid what he described as "turbulent economic times". (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/ Unsplash) “We foresee difficult times ahead...and it is up to us if we can safely ride it through...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM LAGING HANDA PUBLIC BRIEFING) Metro Manila may register 400 to 500 Covid-19 cases per day by the end of June because of the steady increase in new infections in the region, the OCTA Research Group said on Tuesday, June 14. “Ang projection namin by end of June, baka umabot na sa...
Vice President Leni Robredo may bring her Bayanihan E-Konsulta, which offered free telemedicine services during the Covid-19 pandemic, to local communities under the setup of her soon-to-be-launched Angat Buhay NGO (non-government organization) after she leaves office on June 30. Vice President...
